Cloned Familial Cancer Genes

Genetic Condition Main Cancers Gene Location Year
Hereditary retinoblastoma Retinoblastoma RB1 13q14 1986
Sarcomas
Hereditary Wilms' tumor Wilms' tumor WT1 11p13 1990
Li-Fraumeni syndrome Breast Cancer TP53 17p13 1990
Sarcomas
Brain tumor
Neurofibromatosis 1 Sarcomas NF1 17q11 1990
Brain tumor
Familial adenomatous Colon Cancer APC 5q21 1991
polyposis
Neurofibromatosis 2 Acoustic neuroma NF2 22q12 1993
Brain tumor
von Hippel-Lindau Renal Cancer VHL 3p25 1993
syndrome Pheochromocytoma
Brain tumor
Multiple endocrine Pheochromocytoma RET 10q11 1993
neoplasia 2 Medullary thyroid cancer
Tuberous sclerosis 2 Renal Cancer TSC2 16p13 1993
Brain tumor
Hereditary non-polyposis Colon Cancer hMSH2 2p16 1993
Colon Cancer 1 Endometrial Cancer
Stomach Cancer
Hereditary non-polyposis Colon Cancer hMLH1 3p21 1994
Colon Cancer 2 Endometrial Cancer
Stomach Cancer
Hereditary non-polyposis Colon Cancer hPMS1 2q32 1994
Colon Cancer 3 Endometrial Cancer
Stomach Cancer
Hereditary non-polyposis Colon Cancer hPMS2 7p22 1994
Colon Cancer 4 Endometrial Cancer
Stomach Cancer
Hereditary Melanoma 1 Melanoma CDKN2 9p21 1994
Hereditary Breast Cancer 1 Breast Cancer BRCA1 17q21 1994
Ovarian Cancer
Ataxia telangiectasia Breast Cancer ATM 11q22-23 1995
Lymphoma
Hereditary Breast Cancer 2 Breast Cancer BRCA2 13q12-13 1995
Hereditary Melanoma 2 Melanoma CDK4 12q13 1996

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